The Crown sparks backlash over plans to recreate Diana’s final moments
<p dir="ltr">Royal drama <em>The Crown</em> has drawn criticism after announcing plans to recreate Princess Diana’s final moments in Paris, with crew members fearing “a line has been crossed”.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The show, which stars Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, is facing increasing upset over its plotlines and claims of insensitivity in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Scenes suggesting that Prince Philip had an affair with a female friend are also causing strife for the producers.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But, <em>The Sun </em>reports that scenes focusing on Diana’s ill-fated Paris trip in 1997 and the days and hours before the fatal car crash in the Alma tunnel are being worked on, with a source from the show telling the outlet that some crew members are starting to push back on the show’s ideas.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“To be going back to Paris and turning Diana’s final days and hours into a drama feels very uncomfortable,” the source said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Finally, some of the crew members are pushing back on the ideas being tabled.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“The show always tried to present a fictional version of royal history with as much sensitivity as possible.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“But lately, as things get closer to the present day, it feels harder to strike that balance.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“With some of those moments still so fresh and upsetting, it feels as though a line is being crossed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Some production staff are now starting to speak up about their feelings.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">A spokesman for Netflix told the outlet that the “exact moment of the crash impact” won’t be recreated or shown.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Meanwhile, sources close to Prince William said they expect him to be angered by the show’s reproduction of his mother’s final days for entertainment purposes</p>
<p dir="ltr">New scenes alleging then-Prince Charles went against his late mother, suggesting she was too old and out of touch, are also facing criticism - but a <em>Crown </em>spokesman defended the controversial scenes as “fictional dramatisation”.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Series five is a fictional dramatisation, imagining what could have happened behind closed doors.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: @thecrownnetflix (Instagram)</em></p>
